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On Wednesday I was able to cash on my +789 odds NBA mega parlay. I have prepared another 3-leg parlay in hopes of adding to that with Saturday’s slate. The bet consists of 2 teams to cover the spread and one team to win outright, continue reading below to see them.
The weekend starts off with a busy 10-game slate this evening, for in-depth predictions on the spread and total simply head over to our NBA picks page.
Now let’s take a deep dive into my bet!
DAL Mavericks -5 (-110)
OKC Thunder ML (+166)
LA Clippers -5.5 (-112)
Parlay odds: +861
DAL Mavericks -5 over POR Trail Blazers (-110)
To start of the parlay I have the Dallas Mavericks covering the spread once again at the hands of the struggling Portland Trail Blazers. The Mavs have some injury issues right now with the likes of Maxi Kleber, Kyrie Irving and Seth Curry all potentially missing this game, but as long as Luka Doncic is healthy and playing they should be beating teams like the Blazers without any issues. Doncic delivered another spectacular performance in the loss against Minnesota earlier this week, scoring 39 points and dishing 13 assists.
Portland has lost 5 games in a row. Although some of those games have been really close, I don’t anticipate that being the case in tonight’s game. The Trail Blazers lost the first meeting against the Mavs at home 125-112 just a week ago, plus their best player and leading scorer Jerami Grant is a game-time decision as he recovers from a concussion. With Doncic averaging 32 points, 8.3 rebounds and 9.3 assists over the last 10 meetings and notching 2 triple-doubles in the last 6 of those, I think anything other than Dallas covering here would be a major upset.
OKC Thunder ML over DEN Nuggets (+166)
Up next I have the OKC Thunder pulling off the upset against the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets. Despite the loss at Sacramento in their last game, the Thunder will be optimistic heading into this one after their leader and best player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 43 points in that game. They have been in a solid scoring form lately, putting up 123, 134, 138 and 126 points in 4 of their last 5 games — so the Nuggets will have their hands full trying to contain them.
Denver has been in solid form lately with 3 wins in a row. However, 2 of those teams are outside the playoff picture in the East, while the Nets are just 2 games above the .500 mark. Health has been a major concern for the Nuggets lately, and heading into tonight Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray are both game-time decisions, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been ruled out with a concussion. OKC is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 visits to Denver and 10-4 SU in its last 14 games overall. I think the Thunder get revenge for the 33-point defeat suffered at the end of October.
LA Clippers -5.5 over NY Knicks (-112)
Don’t look now, but here come the Clippers! Since James Harden became the starting point guard for this team, LA has gone 11-3 SU in 14 games played. The Clips just won their 6th game in a row overall on Thursday, as they beat the Warriors 121-113. At home they have not lost since November 28 and have won their last 5 such games. They also have the edge in head-to-head meetings with the Knicks, having won 9 of the last 11 at Crypto.com Arena.
New York just played last night, so this will be its 2nd game in less than 24 hours. The Knicks wasted a ton of energy putting away the Phoenix Suns 139-122. Jalen Brunson in particular excelled with a 50-point performance, but I’m wondering how much he and the rest of his teammates have left in the tank after such a grueling game last night. In their last 20 games against the Clippers, the Knicks have just 5 victories. As underdogs they have gone just 2-7 SU in their last 9 such games. With the rest advantage on their side, I’m confident the Clippers will have enough to win this game by at least 6 points.
